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September 7, 2006
Contacts: Suzanne Higgins
suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3808
George A. Martinez
george.martinez@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3605
From eBay Techniques to Origami: Wide Variety of Community Classes at GCC
Whether you want to learn how to play the guitar, garden organically, or eliminate debt, Glendale Community College offers a non-credit class for you this fall. Timely and new topics such as eBay techniques, genealogy and digital photography are offered, as well as many favorites, such as watercolor painting, sign language and creative writing. Students can explore the metaphysical world or pick up a smattering of languages for travel or fun in Spanish, German or Italian classes. Older children might be interested in Real Teens/Alert Teens, and younger kids can take oil painting or Spanish. Improve your health with classes in meditation, weight management, or racquetball. Even your dog can register for dog obedience! Most classes are held on the GCC campus at 6000 W. Olive Ave.; a few are offered at the Glendale Adult Center, 5970 W. Brown or Foothills Recreation Center, 5600 W. Union Hills Dr. View classes at www.gc.maricopa.edu/noncredit or call 623.845.3805 for a schedule. To register, call 623.845.3333.
EMT Program at GCC Receives $30,000 Heart Defibrillator
Paramedic and EMT students now benefit from more cutting edge training at Glendale Community College, thanks to a new Heartstart MRx monitor/defibrillator valued at approximately $30,000 and donated by Philips Medical Systems. This piece of equipment gives students the opportunity to train on state-of-the-art technology while monitoring the heart rhythms of their patients. The monitor/defibrillator comes with all the latest: 12-lead EKG technology, biphasic defibrillation, capnography, pulse oximetry, and non-invasive blood pressure technology. Paula Davis, Director of Advanced Life Support Programs at GCC, says, "We were prepared to wait through tough budget times until we could spend $15,000 on a used one with no bells and whistles and no warranty. I am immensely grateful to Leslie Neville, Philips account manager, for obtaining this great piece of medical equipment for our program." For more information about paramedic and EMT programs at GCC and how to register, visit www.gc.maricopa.edu/emt. Or contact Davis at
paula.davis@gcmail.maricopa.edu or 623.845.3973, or Scarlett Perry at
scarlett.perry@gcmail.maricopa.edu or 623.845.3977.
GCC Alumni Host Dinner Supporting Student Scholarships, Oct. 7
Proceeds from a gala evening of silent auction, awards, dinner, and dancing will benefit scholarships and programs for Glendale Community College students. Sponsored by the GCC Alumni Association, the "Awards for Excellence Recognition Dinner" will be held Sat., Oct. 7, at the Wigwam Resort, 300 Wigwam Blvd. in Litchfield Park. From 6:00-7:00 p.m. guests will enjoy a cocktail hour and a silent auction featuring oil painting, jewelry, a cooking class and a trip to Las Vegas. From 7:00-8:30 p.m., during the dinner/awards program, GCC alumni will receive awards for excellence, service, philanthropy and more. Non-alumni awards will honor distinguished friends, faculty and staff of GCC. Dancing will be from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Tickets for the entire evening are $75 per person for the general public and $50 for GCC employees and guests. Tickets for the dance only are $25. Call Frances Mateo at 623.845.3147 for information about ticket purchase. For more information, contact Judy Sánchez at
judy.sanchez@gcmail.maricopa.edu or 623.845.3481.
GCC Visiting Professor Lectures at GPL on Heart/Stress Topics, Sept. 27
Learn how emotions and stress adversely affect your health and immune system and how to reverse such damage when Dr. Douglas Brenner gives a free lecture for the Visiting Professor Series at the Glendale Public Library Wed., Sept. 27, at 7:00 p.m. Brenner, a Glendale Community College communication professor, will present "(Re-)Turning to the Heart: Steps Toward Managing Stress and Emotions Effectively." Cutting-edge research reveals how thoughts and emotions affect the heart and body—influencing how we think, communicate, maintain our health and manage our relationships. Using the HeartMath Institute's FreezeFramer® program on audience volunteers, this multimedia presentation examines how a focus on positive feelings leads to dramatic changes in heart rhythms, a release of stress and anger, a decrease in blood pressure and stress hormones, and an increase in anti-aging hormones and immune system activity. The Glendale Public Library is located at 5959 W. Brown St. in Glendale.
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